39,880 militants’ firearms, ammunition handed over to Nigerian Army
Headlines, Niger Delta Sunday, March 17th, 2013ENUGU—The 39,880 assorted firearms and ammunition recovered from former militants in the Niger Delta by the inter-agency taskforce set up by the Federal Government have been handed over to the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.
A breakdown of the arms handed over on Saturday at the 82 Division’s parade ground included the following: 482 automatic arms, 20,132 ammunition, 295 magazines and 18,971 locally made guns.
The General Officer Commanding the 82 Division Nigerian Army, General Adebayor Olaniyi, who received the large arms from the taskforce, said it was part of the Federal Government’s amnesty programme which started in 2009.
-Vanguardwp_posts
Related Posts
- Tinubu govt rejects U.S. travel warning, says report unbalanced
- Eze Ndigbo coronation abroad embarrassing — FG
- Immigration Chief suspends Comptrollers over Seme Border extortion allegations
- Eligible men in US to be drafted into military starting December 2026
- How ISWAP Attack Killed Brigadier-General O.O. Braimoh in Borno military base
Short URL: https://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=29399
Posted by admin
on Mar 17 2013. Filed under Headlines, Niger Delta.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
